Let L be a torsion loop for which the integral loop ring ZL is an alternative, but not associative, ring. Let Nu(L) denote the normalizer of L in the unit loop u(ZL). We show that Nu(L) = Z(u)L, where Z(u) is the center ofu(ZL), and use this fact to show that u(ZL) has central height 1, unless L is a hamiltonian 2-loop.